There are 4 ways to get from Glasgow to Funchal by plane, bus, or train
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Fly from Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane GLA - FNC
7h 28m€75–252Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane EDI - FNC
8h 12m€65–214Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane MAN - FNC
10h 38m€143–314Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane NCL - FNC
10h 3m€145–455
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Funchal is to bus and fly which costs €65 - €220 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Funchal is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs €75 - €260.
The distance between Glasgow and Funchal is 2778 km.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Glasgow to Funchal, including transfers.
There are 5318+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Funchal, Portugal?
Jet2.com, Ryanair, and easyJet fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Madeira Airport (FNC) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Newcastle to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Madeira Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Madeira Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Madeira Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Newcastle to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Madeira Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- €8–17
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